Corporate Backgrounder

“The idea behind FundingUniverse was first generated when serial entrepreneur Paul B. Allen and former Novell General Counsel David Bradford met for lunch in December of 2005.

Their discussion centered on the widening communication gap between entrepreneurs seeking start-up capital and angel investors.

Soon after their meeting, Bradford and Allen hired CTO Trent Miskin and Chief Evangelist Jeff Jordan to make their idea a reality.  A short time later, Brock Blake joined FundingUniverse as its CEO.  Since then Mr. Blake has led the company to its current position as the web’s most popular meeting place for entrepreneurs and investors.”

Now, FundingUniverse is a Funding Catalyst group that cultivates business opportunities by matching qualified entrepreneurs with active investors experienced in launching successful companies. FundingUniverse provides services that make entrepreneurs Angel-Ready™ such as helping them create compelling business plans and pitches, advising them on funding strategy, and preparing them for investor scrutiny. Once prepared, these entrepreneurs are introduced into the Investor Gallery™, a network of active investors who rely on Funding Universe to save them time by bringing them qualified business deals.  Through the Investor Gallery™, investors have access to pre-screened dealflow organized to their personal investment preferences and can request a pitch from an entrepreneur virtually or in person.